Jawbone (instrument)

"Quijada" redirects here. For people named "Quijada", see Quijada (surname). It is not to be confused with the type of sweet Queijada.
Quijada
Quijada: a jawbone used as a musical instrument
Percussion instrument
Other namesquijada de burro, charrasca, jawbone
Classification idiophone
Hornbostel–Sachs classification112.211
(indirectly struck idiophone; scraped sticks without a resonator)
Related instruments
Güiro, güira, reco-reco

The quijada, charrasca, or jawbone (in English) is an idiophone percussion instrument made from the jawbone of a donkey, horse, mule, or cattle, producing a powerful buzzing sound.[1] The jawbone is cleaned of tissue and dried to make the teeth loose and act as a rattle. It is used in music in most of Latin America, including Mexico, Peru, El Salvador, Ecuador, and Cuba.[2] It was also historically used in the early American minstrel show.[3]

  1. ^ "Jawbone". Virginia Tech Multimedia Music Dictionary. Archived from the original on 2014-10-22. Retrieved 2013-09-15.
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  3. ^ "Sue Barber Bones History". www.rhythmbones.com. Retrieved 2019-04-28.